abbrach

[ˈapˌbʁaːx]

/[ˈapˌbʁaːx]/ verb

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The verdict

“abbrach” is uncommon German (frequency #58,505 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,505
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbrach · abbrach · German

abbrach · rank #58,505 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,505
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aaO

Nearest frequency peer: aaO (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abbrach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abbrach“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abbrach
PropertyValue
Headwordabbrach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbʁaːx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,505
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abbrach“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abbrachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aaO“ (#58,503), „Abfassung“ (#58,507), „abgegriffen“ (#58,508). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abbrach“ bei #58,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abbrach is uncommon German at frequency #58,505 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbʁaːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abbrach, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abbrach, spelled A-B-B-R-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abbrechen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abbrechen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abbrach"?
"abbrach" is spelled A-B-B-R-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbʁaːx].
What does "abbrach" mean?
As a verb, "abbrach" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abbrechen
How do you pronounce "abbrach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbrach" is [ˈapˌbʁaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbrach" come from?
"abbrach" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abbrach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abtritt#58,514Adliger#58,517Alzenau#58,529zielten#58,476

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list